Congress may finally see eye-to-eye on data privacy
Congress is getting closer to formally introducing federal data-privacy legislation, with a bipartisan bill moving through committee.
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The IRS wants a piece of your Venmo balance
The IRS is cracking down on payments from platforms such as Venmo, eBay, and Etsy by lowering the threshold for tax reporting to a measly $600.
Williamsburg artist graffitis top NFTs
Plenty of street artists have turned their physical work into NFTs, but few have taken NFTs and given them a physical, public home.
Tech CEOs want to take your work performance data public
Auren Hoffman, the CEO of Safegraph and the host of the World of DaaS podcast, recently discussed a controversial idea during an interview with Charlie Youakim.
Influencers leached onto Depp vs. Heard for engagement
TikTok, Twitch, Instagram, and YouTube influencers jumped on the Depp vs. Heard case, offering a mix of breakdowns, analysis, and memes to boost engagement and take advantage of an algorithm propping up the content.
The updated American Dream may be fractional home-ownership
A handful of startups hope to make your (fractional) home-ownership dreams come true by making down payments actually affordable.
New York closes the Bitcoin mine
A new bill heading to Governor Kathy Hochul’s desk would halt issuing new permits to Bitcoin mining facilities within the state.
Cruise first to cross finish line in California for driverless-taxi rollout
Autonomous taxis are officially a go in California, with Cruise scoring the first-ever commercial permit in the state.
Researchers experiment with how to hide your voice to protect your privacy
Privacy advocates and researchers want to save your voice from fraud and non-consensual voice and medical monitoring.
What’s on Sheryl Sandberg’s mind?
With her exit from Meta, Sheryl Sandberg leaves an outsized (and controversial) legacy.